I know you have heard the statement, “Laughter is the best medicine”, maybe even said it.  Did you know it is really true?  Even books have been written by people who have cured themselves of fatal diseases through laughter.  So, are you willing to give it a try to help yourself feel better?  If it seems too difficult to find something to laugh about, spend some time with young children.  It’s said they laugh as much as 400 times a day.  Can you remember the last time you really laughed?  Out loud?

Consider these reasons for laughing, compiled by Leigh Anne Lasheway in “Don’t Get Mad Get Funny!” © 1996

1.      Increases antibodies in saliva that combats upper respiratory infections
2.      Secretes an enzyme that protects the stomach from forming ulcers
3.      Conditions the abdominal muscles
4.      Relaxes muscles throughout the body
5.      Aids in reducing symptoms of neuralgia and rheumatism
6.      Changes perspective
7.      Has positive benefits on mental functions
8.      Reduces blood pressure and heart rate
9.      Helps the body fight infection
10.    Releases endorphins which provide natural pain relief
11.    Helps move nutrients and oxygen to body tissues

If that’s not enough to make you reach for the funny pages, I don’t know what will!

SILVA SUCCESS STORIES

“When I first took The Silva Method class many years ago, my life showed many symptoms of stress.  Among other things, I had allergies, TMJ and neck and shoulder tension and sleeplessness. The stress reduction techniques in the class were very effective and I began going to sleep as soon as I went to bed and sleeping a restful nights sleep.  The tension in my body faded away and my allergies disappeared.

“After about 2 ½ year I decided to use the techniques to find a job I could enjoy.  I was very methodical about my goal setting.  First I wrote on 4 x 6 index cards a detailed description of the ideal job for me.  I even wrote the type of people I wanted to work with.  And thinking that it would be in the computer field, I titled my goal “New Job: Comp.”  Then I programmed with the Silva goal setting technique daily.  I shouldn’t have been surprised when my new job turned out to be selling compressors.  And, it is the ideal job for me.”             Bob Stiles

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“Marjorie, thank you so much for ‘selling me’ on attending your live seminar.  FANTASTIC!  You may remember, I had listened to a recorded Silva program about a year earlier.  Good stuff, BUT – the live seminars are IT!  Thank you!”              Dave Beyer

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“On Sunday evening after learning ‘habit control’ in the class I began programming that within 30 days I would stop smoking and have no desire to smoke again.  By the end of the week I realized I had not been smoking and really had no desire to smoke, even at a party where I usually smoked excessively.  This Silva Method is great!”              Ann

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“I’ve been really successful at programming to control my temper while driving – I drive a long way to and from work and see a lot of bad drivers.  To get control I went into a deep relaxed state at night and told myself that losing my temper wasn’t good for me – that I could better use that energy somewhere else.  I programmed myself (saw myself in my imagination) being in control of my emotions.

“I quickly saw results, which gave me confidence and belief that this really works for me!  I realized that with just a little consistent effort I can move negative energy into something positive and change the way I see things and change how my life goes.”              William

Brain imaging is getting so precise that neuroscientists can almost tell what you are thinking from observing what part of your brain is active.  And, they can determine whether your thoughts have positive or negative effects on your body and health.  Jose Silva discovered this to be true long before the technology for brain imaging was possible.  He used this information to help people focus their thinking in a way to create better health and the positive future they desired.

One of the speakers of the 2010 Silva Conference, “The New Science of Silva” is Dr. Mark Waldman.  Dr. Waldman and his co-author, Dr. Andrew Newberg have written numerous books, the latest being, How God Changes Your Brain.  Their research shows that meditation can change the brain’s structure and functioning by as much as 25 percent and that the Silva techniques and processes are the most effective way to balance your brain and reprogram it for success.  This confirms Jose Silva’s teachings.

Jose Silva also developed techniques for influencing and healing for others, humans and animals, at a distance, through imagination and visualization.  Though the brain imaging research does not yet show that this is possible,  I offer stories, below, that confirm the techniques have been reported as effective, repeatedly.

Those techniques are shared in the Silva Intuition Training classes. Perhaps you would like to participate and conduct your own research.  Check the Schedule for classes.

CREATING A COOPERATIVE PATIENT

Pat is a psychiatrist in a mental hospital.  She reported, “I use the techniques in all areas of my life, but I seem to get the most dramatic results working with difficult mental patients….One particular patient refused to take her medication and was very hostile to me and all the staff.

“I mulled over the situation and decided this was a great opportunity to use the creative visualization goal setting technique.  I imagined what I really wanted.  I ‘saw’ her coming to the nurse and saying, “I’m ready to take my medication now.”

“Within a short period of time she came to the nurse’s station and said “I’ve been acting like a ____ _____.  I’m ready to take my medication now.”  It was a wonderful manifestation for all of us.”

MAN’S LEG WAS SAVED BY DISTANT HEALING

A man was in the hospital with a bad infection in his one remaining leg.  On Sunday morning his family was told the leg would have to be removed on Monday.  On Sunday afternoon a group of Silva students focused their distant healing techniques on the man and his leg.  On Monday morning the doctor told the family that there had been a dramatic change in the leg’s condition and that surgery would not be necessary.

ANIMAL RESPONDS TO PROGRAMMING

“A skunk started coming to our back lawn every night and spraying his scent, which would penetrate the house and was quite disturbing.  My husband said he would take care of the problem by shooting the skunk.  I didn’t want to see the skunk killed and I decided to talk to it, mentally.  I told him that his scent really was a problem for us and if he continued to spray in our yard, he would be shot.  He must have gotten the message because he has not sprayed in our yard since!”

COMFORTING THE DOG FROM A DISTANCE

“When we moved and then had to travel occasionally our dog was placed in a kennel.  He was not happy with being separated and didn’t eat while we were gone. After a few trips with this result, I became very worried about him.  Using the Silva techniques, I began “communicating” with him every day and visualized playing with him and talking with him, just as I did when we were home.  From that time on he always ate well and was in good spirits when we picked him up.”

I recall the story of the Silva classes that dramatically changed a woman’s life.  I met her, let’s call her Ellen, at a church in the Houston area.  She was a resident at a local mental treatment facility because of her Obsessive Compulsive behavior of compulsive cleaning.  This disrupted her home and family and made life unbearable for all of them.  We talked and she was very interested in my explanation of what I did as a Silva Seminar Instructor.  She asked if she might be allowed to take the classes.  I said I certainly would permit it, if she could get permission from her therapist.

The following weekend Ellen showed up to attend the first weekend of the Series.  She found it very interesting even though she could not stay awake during the meditations. The relaxation techniques were working very well for her! At the close of the second day she assured me she would be back for the second weekend, and sure enough, she was there ready to begin on time.  She was excited about how she was feeling and the progress she felt she was making in her treatment.  Again she was an enthusiastic participant in the exercises, even though she slept through the meditations all weekend.  After receiving her certificate of completion of the classes she assured me she would keep in touch and let me know how she progressed.

Ellen was released from the residential facility to return home two days after completing the Silva classes.  She wrote me letters several times through the years of how, though she was still on medication, she was living a normal life and she and her family were extremely grateful to Jose Silva and the Silva Method training she had received.

Stress Management can truly be life changing!

A few years ago I attend a workshop with Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.    He is a cellular biologist, author and lecturer.  He is the former Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Research Fellow at the Stanford School of Medicine.  The literature says “Bruce is a recognized authority in bridging science and spirit.” He has written “The Perception of Change” and his information has certainly influenced my life and the way I teach the Silva seminars.

Bruce was the first to talk about the evidence to show that our genes do not control our health or our behavior.  The phrase, “It runs in the family” refers to inherited tendencies and learned “programs” we acquire, unconsciously, during the first six years or so of our lives to enable us to function in our family and society.  These programs and the abilities and limitations we experience reflect our perceptions of life and the experiences generate the patterns that become our programs.

Most of our behaviors are subconscious reactions to events and we are not even aware of the real reasons we react as we do.  The Director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Psychophysicology at the University of Illinois said, “The fact is, as adults, we spend most of our time subconsciously responding to life rather than consciously creating it.”

And our perception, about ourselves and the world, “controls our biology, directs our behaviors, and profoundly influences our health.”  In other words, “genes don’t turn themselves ‘on’ or ‘off’ causing cancer, arthritis, heart disease, diabetes or any number of other so called, ‘genetically inherited’ maladies, without something signaling them to do so…it comes from outside the gene, not from the inside.”

This information would be of little value except for the awareness that we do have the tools to consciously change the subconscious programming and create the experiences we desire.

Jose Silva, founder of The Silva Method Programs, was aware of our ability to ‘reprogram’ our ‘inner conscious’ states of mind and designed many techniques to enable us to improve our functioning.  A few of those techniques are for: physical and mental relaxation; improving sleep habits and waking up at the time we choose; stopping tension type and migraine headaches; stopping pain and bleeding; recreating (or creating) excellent health; communicating at the ‘subjective’ level; gaining control of our intuition; setting goals at the optimum level for success in finances, relationships, health, happiness and general well being; and any area we desire to focus on.

If this sounds too good to be true, take advantage of our money back guarantee and register today.  I think that when you have completed the seminar you will think it was one of the best decisions you have ever made!

A SILVA SUCCESS STORY FROM A GRADUATE

How to get a job of your dreams and get rid of the heartburn through simple meditation - guaranteed!

I have to say that one of the main objectives that I pursued when I took Silva was to be able to manage my anxiety and find a job. (Besides other objectives like to manage my heartburn without any medicine…)

During the seminar you conducted this wonderful exercise where everybody programmed a goal.

On Dec. 19 I was informed that I won the position.  This position is exactly what I asked for during my meditation in absolutely all the details. Just to mention a few; flex time, on day off every other week, a bonus, vacation time, salary, interaction of the job with my family, HAPPINESS with my husband and my husband happy because my job and all that that demanded from us.

In relation to my patience, the Silva Method gave me the strength to face 1 year 9 months without a job.  With the techniques I was able to find the answer to “What I am doing wrong?”  Without any doubt the meditation helped me to control my anxiety during the very long hiring process. (4 months)

About my heartburn, it simply disappeared.  I went to the doctor to be checked and after an endoscopy he found me much better that 2 years ago and strongly suggested me to not take any more antacids.

These are the two things that I have with ‘concrete’ evidence.  The coincidences, the answers to questions or problems, the quick healing for falls, just to mention a few are part of my day to day experience now.  And I welcome them with happiness each time.

Thank you very much for teaching me the techniques.     PL

The Method is a series of lectures that blend the most effective concepts
with the latest scientifically proven techniques in personal growth.

The Silva Method is based on the knowledge that how you think, believe and behave dictates your living experience.

By making simple, positive changes,
YOU can live a powerful life of your own design.

Current research in neuroscience shows that
meditation can change the brain’s structure and functioning
by as much as 25 percent.
Dr. Mark Waldman, neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania,
tells us that the Silva techniques and processes are
the most effective way to
balance your brain and reprogram it for success.

Highly Successful People differ from the average persons in important ways.
When faced with a problem the average person usually first thinks of physical things they can do.

The Highly Successful Person knows that the most important things they can do when faced with a problem are nonphysical:
• Reduce stress in the body and quiet the mind.
• Build confidence and self-esteem.
• Eliminate beliefs that keep one from taking action.
• Enhance intuitive abilities and generate creative solutions to the problem.

Dynamic Meditation is the key to managing your mind and managing your life through the use of Intuition and ESP.

The “Dynamic” Meditation Process means to close the eyelids, Quiet any distracting thoughtsand then Visualize and Imagine the success you want. With practice one learns to stay aware, focused and relaxed in this quiet state.

This process of managing the mind activates the inner consciousness or “subconscious” to automatically guide one toward success producing action.

The Silva Seminars were developed as Dr. Jose Silva worked with his children to help themimprove their memory and concentration and creativity so they could do better in schoolwork.

The techniques he used with the children were so successful that  adults asked for his mind training  and the Silva Method Seminar was born. The seminars include all the characteristicsthat successful people personify.

The goal of the Silva Method is to give you the tools to use more of your capabilities and activate the untapped areas of your mind.

Within you are the keys that unlock life’s possibilities.

To realize them, you have only to develop the natural mental power we all possess. It isn’t magic; It’s the Silva Method. It is the only system that delivers a step-by-step process that allows you to evolve your untapped
ESP.

With the Silva Method millions have discovered the astounding power of the mind. Make a difference in your life and the lives of others.

For more information:
Contact Marjorie
Telephone: 512.355.3886 or 866.355.MIND
Email: mdearmont@aol.com